Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-25
DYNAMITE.
FURTHER DETAILS or LIEUTENANT
ZALIEsEps EXPERIMENTS.
Destruction Of tho Old Coast.survey Yes
sci the sillimAn -fhe Work Of
Moment
fNow Yoik Tlmes.1

There were scientific, naval, military,
and curious men, while various na-
tonalites were represented. The OBJ
Jet Of this invasion OF the Hazel
kjrkc was 70 inspect the result Of the
experiments which Lieutenant T.. l..
Zalinski has been 50 successfully CON
Quoting at Font Lafayette with the
pneumatic dynamite gun. An incident
of tLat result was the destruction O!
The cd coasi-survey sailing vessel Sill
man, which has onlliytd its usefulness,
AID was to end its existence in tn
presence OF distinguished and al
hiring crowd.
The occasion was considered into
resting, cod more people tried to board
ile Bazcl kiTLc than that rOOlny little
steamer could comfortably accommO-
date. The experiment was for the ben
eft Of Secretary Whitney, who with
tie members Of the Ordnance Commit
Tee, started for the eceneof operations
or rather a position respectfully distant
from the scene ot opcrdtions--on The
United States steamer Despatch.
The Hazel hirke reached Fort La
fayctte shortly before 3 O'Clock, and a.
IL passed the fort those on board in
-pcctcd as well as they could the
dynamite gun. which reared its gaun'
frame skyward. and stood ont conspicu
ously clear, while around it were Lieu
t,uent Xalmshi and the men who were
20 engage in the ticklish work OF firing
+. The Hazel Kirhe took up post
ton from which Fort Hamilton
could lo distinctly seen, while the
doomed Silliman seemed t0 be within q
stones throw, though, as many OF the
gentlemen anXiously satisfied them
elves, it was considerably further of
Tie Silliman was about q mile and q
quarter from fine fort $3.50 YARDS.
The Fo2l Eirkc found Seer tary
Whiincy's party comfortably distant,
Willie rcyeuuc-cutter with Surveyor
haDs $. pcattic, Colonel Trcicbel, and
others on hoari, end the Governors
lslsnd boat containing Major General
scloGGd, General WLipp!e. General
Curtis, Major Randolph, and Major
Sanger were also on hqul e. witness
Iicntcnaut Ialinski's efforts. The
police steamboat Patrol was yiyilnGy
near. lutitsservices werenotndamaqd
At 3 O'Clock everybody became
anxious anl crowded to tho side Of the
Hazel Kukc. The Despatch showed 4
disposition to move, aad tine nervous
u cmbers 81 the party were ia agony
for fear Iieuicuant Hs'iaski should fire
zoo soon. OF course Tier. was ulsthe
l,.st occasion t.r Dev0uncs5. but, rs
one o.. the scientific gentlemen re-
mILcd. "Uyuamite is dynamite, voI
row" III = short Tina while Ia
vas cncrocticaily waved from Fort La
r~,.lte. and a few moments Inter- ,
viiz2ioq noise vas heard long
l1evn ont vlizz. very muci ike That
.aIo b1 rocket. arlaiet az water
f..ciuil air nine and half ward.
asieIn O. he staiboarl quarter Of the
Sllimau.
Somcthipg ike q sioh of disapDoinf.
mont went up AS the Silliman was still
discovered in her position. her two
rasts proudly asserting their perpen-
7iculari'v. Then it became known ;hat
tle shot was merely trial shot. made
SO That Lieutenant Zalinslli might find
lis rance. No dynamite was used in
f. Tie second shot was cou,lly harm
Lee. and the proiectile was thrown
about cicht wards 10 the starboari side
o.Ilo SGliman.
About a quarter Of an hour later
Lieutenant Zalinski's triumph began.
TIE white hag was waved the crowd
ran to DE side; tho whining noise
somehow or other ii seemed more Dor
tentous this time-was again heard in
the air. Then there was an explosion.
ard jetor waterarosc in the airat least
sixty feet. Asst fell it was seen that TIE
Sllimau had lost one OF her masts. a
stump Of the once solid wood testiiying
TO ihc vessels bereavement. Into this
proicctI'c hfty-iive pounds Of explosive
celatineand dynamite bad been packed
The wool;. work Of the Sili;man was Sc
riously injured, and there was conside-
rsble water on the deck and in the hol 3.
TIE fittings in the cabin were thrown
into horrible confusion, and the begin
uirg Of he end had come. The Sill
man looked weary, and shout OF ep-
plauso went up from the Hazel kirke.
tut Lieutenant Halinski, with an eve
to dramatic effect, did not iutsud to de-
~iroy thc vessel with one shot. lie
Lad his climax to eject, and it WIS not
long in being effected. The fourth
shot made a terrific noise as it ez-
plodcd, and the spray tins time was
blacEened with smoke and interlariel
with spars and small pieces OF
wood. When this had fallen one
lance showed that the work had
been done. The Sillman was 10
none tmes. stuck plain,iyelyupin the
vater. thc reminder of The vessel had
.,-l Pieces fo.ted around everywhere
tl.I,Ioi. Isle. also containing hlty-fye
,ouuGs o. explosive celaiine and dy-
ncnite euck directly under the mid.
dla Of Cie hull and lifted il bodily from
Inc water. The SllimGn's watertaub
Was carried from the hold up through
.le deck and rested on the top Of the
vrcckooe. Che stump of the main.
asst directly in front Of it was smashed
.rto smithcrcens.
Three. cheers for Zalinski," cried
the excited people. and though the
Lieutenant was too far OIL to be able to
hear the cry it went up nevertheless
Ike memb. rs Of the Pneumatic Dyna
mite Gun Company were delighted
ond ran ol,out shqk;np hands with every